The average monthly temperature for February recorded at theTallahassee Regional Airport was 56.0 degrees, or 1.3 degreesabove normal. The highest temperature recorded during the month was78 degrees on the 23rd. The lowest temperature was 23 degrees onthe 17th which was Tallahassee`s only hard freeze of the winter.It was also one of only 6 days in February with a minimumtemperature at or below the freezing mark which was normal. Therewere no temperature records tied or broken during the month.

Most of February was very dry with only 1.0 inch of rain recordedin the first 3 weeks. An unsettled weather pattern broughtwidespread heavy rains during the last week of the month. Rainfallamounts during the 5 day period from February 22nd through the26th were generally 8 to 12 inches across the local Tallahasseearea with 11.36 inches being the official measurement at theairport. This rain event contributed to making February 2013 thewettest February on record with total rainfall of 12.36 inches.The greatest amount in a 24 hour period was 4.75 inches on the22nd, a new rainfall record for that day. To get an idea of howdry it had been, that amount was only 0.37 inches less than whatwas recorded at the Tallahassee Regional Airport in the previous12 weeks combined. Another daily rainfall record was set on the26th with a measured amount of 3.95 inches. There were 13 dayswith measurable rainfall during the month which was normal. Therewere 5 days with thunder at the airport, 3 above normal. One ofthe thunderstorms produced mothball size hail (1/2 inch diameter)on the 24th. The peak wind for the month was 33 mph from thenorthwest on the 16th.

The outlook for March from the Climate Prediction Center callsfor equal chances of experiencing above, below or normaltemperature and rainfall. The average monthly temperature forMarch is 60.4 degrees with normal monthly rainfall of 5.95inches.

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